Medial plantar nerve compression by a tibial artery schwannoma. Case report.
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Abstract
The authors describe the case of a patient with a novel cause of medial plantar symptoms due to extrinsic compression by a schwannoma arising within the adventitia of the tibial artery in the ankle region. Additionally they provide the operative, histological, and imaging findings.
Medical subject headings
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Neurilemmoma
- Tibial Arteries
- Tibial Neuropathy
- Vascular Neoplasms
Anatomy
- tibia